New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-01
IYINS TELLS SOME SECRETS.
MONEY PAID BY LEADING DEMOCRATS.


WHAT II COST MAYOR HEWITT. MAYOR GRACE AND
OTHERS TO BE ELECTED.
The Commonwealth Club had a dinner last evening nj
the Metropolitan Hotel d. Willis James presided ana
among those at the tables Dorman b Eaton Naval
officer silas W. Burt x-Postmaser-General Thomas L.
James, Postmaster Henry G. Pearson, Frank ste'soh'
Walter Howe d. Jaynes and Charles p. Miller CITY
Chamberlain WINS delivered address upon the puf-
chase of nominations and the use OF money III pohlcs'
Among other things he said:
The appropriations made the Police Board by the Board
purposes amount 10 r--<oVO IN
addition this there ia large volume oil PATRONAGE groW
of sa 100 The legal machinery Of elecons the
pnure OF s20l 900 which Presidential elections IN NE
used II not to purchase a. Least to assure the vote "
There are three weloreanized machines in Network CITY
If the Republicans are out OF power a1h Gana1' as
have have three place, WORTH 81 81 day for
places the Republican leader or when The
dTatc Trends %ew.Y6rE eity paid its Assembly District
leaders each year an average Of dI tI Sag
actually received by these leaders the public reasuy
$i9ooc Comfy Democracy sonooo and the Be
publican party aoont SOU Inc aggega,e oi Tnnf
Investment the machines for leadership alone Ger
Way in political captains heeicr. followers hanser:on
$1,000 politicians that
three four persons have been CHARTERED upon ese 0
rendered 10 official services whatever In addition to inns
him 900 year to be usfd in politics, 1t must be
understood that assessments SOMETHING onlc{ dsht
dates In good Years such as hat alter the y Board
OF Aldermen OF the Broadway franchise r me A.er
Tammanv Hall and the County Democracy aiiko as
sessed Adermanc candidates from SO 10 so per .ect1
an election district The senator is one much
sought and tho from $50 70 $50 per
district years the expenditure of Senatorial
candidates has been enormous -. .....
When Bradley and OBrien were running each spent
$4,000 when Morrssev and Schel were running Morls
paid assessment Of $40 per election dtc anu Sce
paid $50 per district and the night betore elrcto
he Assembly district leaders IN Ills
district the result In the last eer
the candidates for state Senator paid so
for each election dstict 10 Tammany HAN elo uistc
ouny Democracy and $40 district
thus paid $50 900 In assessments Candidates LOT
Congress pay from $50 election district ami wheh
candidates s25 $40 election district IAN
diiates Judicial offices have paid high a. $50 600 IRON
$4,000 10 $4,000 is the average assessment or supo @
Common Pleas bench viii the assessment Tor te Hupt
bench higher The assessment paid by the CObrol
Ter at his last election was 10000 a..
Mayor Hewitt paid 900 each TO Tammany Han and me
County Democracy and 5000 to Irving I'LL
he last and the CITIZENS Committee tat !ear, Va
pended about $4,000 voluntary contributor III rSeo
many Hall. John Reilly paid Iammany Hal an assessment
$40 nomin ttion OF Register ~ 1855 ne nom
of Cleveland alone cost the county Democracy oor
and Tammany Hal IL estimated TO have spent so
$50 900 Tor The same purpose. In addition 10 th,se
gures 500 fair estimate Of the amount spent b me
candidates friends addition 10 these
We Will thus have grand total III round hsHeS Vi F''
for an average year.
Mr. Wins closed his remarks by pointing our soiAe
remedies for the evils growing ont OF this state OF aa
The subject further discussed by John A. lNloI' eN
william G.. Peckham, OF New-Jersey, eXAssemniyIhah
Henry ID. Uotchkiss.